How to Play Spanish Blackjack Gold (Microgaming)
Spanish Blackjack Gold is an
online version of Spanish 21 (Spanish blackjack) developed by the famous Microgaming company. General rules and regulations are described in the separate article in the corresponding section of the portal Casinoz. In this review we are going to discuss the rules of Spanish Blackjack Gold manufactured by Microgaming.
There are tables for single-hand and five-hand blackjack at Spin Palace Casino. The range of bets at these tables varies from five to one thousand dollars.
The main difference between this blackjack and most other types is the use of the so-called Spanish decks. They are standard 52-card decks without jokers and tens.
In Spanish Blackjack Gold the croupier deals two cards to himself. He faces up one of them first. If it is a ten or an ace, he checks for blackjack. If the dealer has blackjack, cards are not dealt. All the hands lose (except for those that are with blackjack).
Let's discuss the basic principles of the rules:
- The dealer hits on a soft 17.
- The player's blackjack always beats the dealer's blackjack.
- The player's twenty-one always beats the dealer's twenty-one.
- It is allowed to make a late surrender.
- It is allowed to double on any number of cards and points (including after a split).
- It is allowed to double twice for each hand.
- It is prohibited to draw a card after a double.
- It is allowed to surrender after a double.
- It is allowed to split any cards of the same value.
- Blackjack can not be formed in split hands (it is considered to be twenty-one).
- It is allowed to split up to three times till the formation of four hands.
- Aces can be resplit. Gamers can draw a card to them and make a double.
- If the dealer has an ace, it is possible to take insurance against his blackjack.
Basic payouts in Spanish Blackjack Gold are standard:
- Ordinary hand - 1:1
- Blackjack - 3:2
- Insurance - 2:1
Bonus payouts are discussed below.